The Story behind The Day After” (1983) – possibly the most important movie ever shown on TV. (OC)

I’ve been obsessed with the cultural shockwave that The Day After (1983) created for quite a while.

A made-for-TV movie that somehow ended up scaring the hell out of hundreds of millions people and left Ronald Reagan “greatly depressed”, leading to him rethinking the nuclear arms race.

After weeks of research, I was lucky enough to speak with director Nicholas Meyer himself, plus the PR mastermind behind the film, Josh Baran, who helped turn it into one of the most talked-about broadcasts in American history.

It feels like this story is somehow just as relevant now as it was back then.

Would love to hear your thoughts and I hope you enjoy!